 When making physical contact with someone, he can spread his "darkness" over them, an unpleasant sensation that usually prompts a screaming confession by the time it reaches the victim's eyes.Bram the hard-nosed cop tries to reconcile his need to have heroes and be heroic with the fact that he has made mistakes and his heroes may have feet of clay.Ziger, who accepts his own evil nature, struggles to understand how Rayne is as powerful and confident as he is, yet doesn't need to be in a position of power.